One Hundred and Thirty-third Annual
Commencement Friday, May 27, 2011
marshals
senior officers
College Marshal Corrine Taylor Director of the Quantitative Reasoning Program
Senior College Government Officers Perry Estabrooke Olson Hodgkins, College Government President Victoria Isabel Errickson, Chief Justice Elaine Jessica Greenberg, Director of On-Campus Affairs Elizabeth Lyles Morgan, Committee for Political and Legislative Action Chair Diamond Janese Sharp, Multicultural Affairs Coordinator Calais Ann D. Weber, House Presidents’ Council–College Government Liaison
Marshal’s Aides John T. O’Keefe Dean of the Class of 2011 Joy Paradissis Playter Dean of the Class of 2011 Trustee Marshals Olga Shurchkov Assistant Professor of Economics Marilyn Turnbull Senior Instructor in Chemistry Laboratory Faculty Marshals Nick Doe Senior Instructor in Chemistry Laboratory Claire Fontijn Associate Professor of Music and Barbara Morris Caspersen Associate Professor of the Humanities Faculty Marshals for the Class of 2011 Elizabeth R. DeSombre Camilla Chandler Frost Professor of Environmental Studies Diego Arciniegas Senior Lecturer in Theatre Studies President’s Aides Courtney Coile Class of 1966 Associate Professor of Economics Carlos Ramos Professor of Spanish Junior Commencement Marshals Kirstin Dorozynski Lindsay Barnes Junior Baccalaureate Marshals Kate Leonard Mariana Vanin
Senior Class Officers Athena Alice Mae Gee, President Nora Kathleen Stack Evans, Vice President Sarah Nicole Oddie, Secretary Naomi Khemraj Sedani, Treasurer
musicians The Boston Brass Ensemble Gregory Fritze, Principal Conductor Singer Kirsten Elisabeth Scott ’11 Carillonneurs Margaret Angelini ’85 Catherine Feddersen ’84 Pin Pravalprukskul ’12 Carla Staffaroni ’13
Wellesley College celebrates the differences among its students while cultivating each student’s individualism. By displaying flags at Commencement that represent the citizenship or, in some cases, dual citizenships of the students in the Class of 2011, we are proudly acknowledging our diversity and expressing our continued commitment to a global learning community. Many graduates will be wearing colorful stoles draped over their gowns. These stoles are created by student organizations to show student affinity to an organization, leading to a variety of styles and designs. The audience will remain seated until the academic procession has withdrawn.
program Prelude Fanfare from “La Peri” Paul Dukas Fanfare from “Excursions” Gregory Fritze Little Drummer Boy Katherine K. Davis ’14/arr. Gregory Fritze Canzon Septimi Toni no. 2 Giovanni Gabrieli/arr. Robert King The Brass Square Earl Zindars Allmand and Galliard William Brade Senior Procession Trumpet Tune Henry Purcell Canzona per sonare no. 4 Giovanni Gabrieli Sonata no. 22 Johann Pezel Sonata from “Sonate et Canzoni” Giovanni Battista Buonamente Sonata no. 28 Johann Pezel Academic Procession Trumpet Voluntary Henry Purcell/arr. John Corley Two Fantasias Adriano Banchieri/arr. Robert King Honie Suckle Anthony Holborne/arr. Robert King Ronde and Salterelle Tilman Susato Invocation The Reverend Pamela M. Barz ’83, Unitarian Universalist Chaplain Welcome H. Kim Bottomly, President Student Address Claire Elizabeth Ayoub ’11 Pinanski Prize for Excellence in Teaching Announcements H. Kim Bottomly Commencement Address Jane Condon ’73 Charge to the Class of 2011 H. Kim Bottomly Conferring of the Bachelor of Arts Degree H. Kim Bottomly Andrew Shennan, Provost and Dean of the College Richard G. French, Dean of Academic Affairs Debra K. DeMeis, Dean of Students Kathryn Lynch, Dean of Faculty Affairs
America the Beautiful i O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed His grace on thee And crown thy good With brotherhood From sea to shining sea! iv O beautiful for patriot dream, That sees beyond the years Thine alabaster cities gleam Undimmed by human tears! America! America! God shed His grace on thee And crown thy good With brotherhood From sea to shining sea! –Katharine Lee Bates, Class of 1880 (Senior Class remains standing)
Benediction Najiba Akbar ’03, Muslim Chaplain David Bernat, Jewish Chaplain Recessional Psalm 18 Benedetto Marcello/arr. John Corley Declamation Emma Lou Diemer Auld Lang Syne Traditional From “The Danserye” Tilman Susato I. La Mourisque III. Ronde IV. Basse Danse Bergeret VI. Pavane Battaille
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candidates for the degree of bachelor of arts Grace Naa Adjekai Abraham Cobbinah Bronx, New York International Relations – Economics
Maria Victoria Arevalo Abrenica Ossining, New York Chemistry
Jahanara Ahmad
Dhaka, Bangladesh Economics
Farah Z. Ahmed
Pasig City, Philippines Women’s and Gender Studies English
Elizabeth Mason Paine Atkin Weston, Massachusetts Classical Civilization Spanish
Sarah Elizabeth Atlas
East Northport, New York Religion Political Science
Claire Elizabeth Ayoub
New Canaan, Connecticut Middle Eastern Studies
Dara Sumiyo Azuma Honolulu, Hawaii Psychology
JeeYoon Ahn
Fullerton, California Psychology
Crystal Alisha Mae Aiken Eden, North Carolina Economics
Nana Serwaah Akom
Plainsboro, New Jersey English
Angela Tayes Alexander
Fontana, California Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences
Hilary Marie Allen
Homewood, Illinois Peace and Justice Studies
Elana Beth Altman
Glen Rock, New Jersey Economics
Rebecca Amoah
Englewood, New Jersey Neuroscience
Hawa Ansary
Sofia, Bulgaria International Relations – Political Science
Ashlee Marie Appoloney Rochester, New York English
Kristin Karin Arden
Highland Falls, New York Anthropology
Johanna Patricia Arenillas Correa Bronx, New York Psychology
Zahra Mubarak Asharia
Sugar Land, Texas International Relations – Economics
Erinn Nicole Myers Bineham Saint Cloud, Minnesota Women’s and Gender Studies
Bucharest, Romania Chemistry
Hannah Grady Bailin
Little Rock, Arkansas Biological Sciences
Sarina Khalid Bajwa
Fort Myers, Florida Peace and Justice Studies
Brittany C. Bakacs
Millstone Township, New Jersey English
Lauren Stephanie Baker
Bedford, New Hampshire Economics Religion
Monica Ballesteros Arias Mexico City, Mexico Political Science
Lauren Jean Bell
Burlington, Massachusetts Computer Science
Anne Laura Benjamin
Fairfield, Connecticut Physics
Emily Elisabeth Betz
Erie, Pennsylvania German Language and Literature
Jodi Elise Beyer
Lutz, Florida Political Science American Studies
Briana Kylie Molly Bierman New York, New York East Asian Studies
Tracy D. Bindel
Carlsbad, New Mexico Anthropology Peace and Justice Studies
Palo Alto, California Astrophysics
Katherine Margaret Blair
Medfield, Massachusetts Classical Civilization Political Science
Madeline Nicole Block Saratoga, California Spanish American Studies
Michaela Ailis Bogart
Toronto, Ontario, Canada French Art History
Michele Helen Bornstein Adina Badea
Eleanor Beryl Byler
Bethesda, Maryland History
Danielle Ring Boudrow
Malden, Massachusetts Women’s and Gender Studies Spanish
Hannah Margaret Braaten Concord, Massachusetts English
Tyler Lindell Branscome
Yorktown, Virginia Political Science Peace and Justice Studies
Leah Nicole Brantley
Detroit, Michigan Cinema and Media Studies
Shontelle Rashida Brathwaite Malden, Massachusetts Spanish
Laura Dale Britton Bangor, Maine Studio Art
Alexandra Leigh Brown
Perrineville, New Jersey Art History Economics
Madeleine Renée Brumley
Lafayette, Louisiana Political Science Women’s and Gender Studies
Elizabeth Ashmead Bryant
North Haven, Connecticut History Women’s and Gender Studies
Anne Christine Burke
Dripping Springs, Texas Russian
Nina Pascal Butler
Aquinnah, Massachusetts Geosciences
Alexandra Emily Cahill
Hopkinton, Massachusetts Political Science American Studies
Courtney Nicole Callahan Fountain Hills, Arizona Psychology Religion
Rebecca Libbin Cannon Tiburon, California Economics
Meggan Joyce Carkin
Pepperell, Massachusetts Psychology Women’s and Gender Studies
Abigail Blythe Cassel
Dallas, Texas Comparative Literature Japanese Language and Literature
Hannah Zoe Catzen
Baltimore, Maryland Music Peace and Justice Studies
Sinta Danica Cabasco Cebrian Seattle, Washington Political Science
Hyewon Cha
Bedminster, New Jersey International Relations – Economics
Toby Chaiken
Teaneck, New Jersey Spanish Economics
Emily Chan
Pawtucket, Rhode Island Political Science Chinese Language and Literature
Meagan H. Chan
Somerville, Massachusetts Psychology
Andrea Judy Chang
North Brunswick, New Jersey Biological Sciences
Jenny Chang
Little Neck, New York Biological Chemistry
Maliha Muzaffar Chaudhry Groton, Massachusetts Neuroscience
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Debbie Jean Chen
Christine Haewon Choi
Megan Cunniff
Jing Chen
Rhea Choi
Lindsey Ruth Curran
Woodbridge, Connecticut Economics Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China Economics
Ka Man Chen
Shanghai, People’s Republic of China Political Science
Kathy Jiamei Chen
Piedmont, California Chemistry Computer Science
Siwen Chen
Budapest, Hungary Economics
Yu Chen
Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China Mathematics Economics
Jessica Chia
Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China Cinema and Media Studies Anthropology
Margaret Takondwa Tafadzwa Chidothe Harare, Zimbabwe Economics
Laura Elizabeth Chilson Avon, Connecticut Anthropology
Christina L. Chin
East Williston, New York Media Arts and Sciences
Jessica Garyen Chin
Newton, Massachusetts East Asian Studies
Wendy Elizabeth Chin New York, New York Economics
Soohyun Cho
Seoul, South Korea Economics
YangSoo Francis Cho
Seoul, South Korea International Relations – Economics
Dasom Choe
College Point, New York Architecture
Wellesley, Massachusetts Psychology Miami, Florida Biological Chemistry
Andrea Chu
Seattle, Washington Psychology
Samantha K. Chu
San Francisco, California Economics English
Dayton, Ohio English Wilton, New Hampshire English Cinema and Media Studies
Yoo Jin Chung
Closter, New Jersey Art History
Tanen Ame Clark
Boxboro, Massachusetts Mathematics
Joy Alexandra Clarke
Hempstead, New York Political Science
Shani Cynthia Cohen
Brooklyn, New York Political Science French
Sonrisa Celeste Cooper
Portland, Oregon Environmental Studies
Kimberley Anne Corwin
Westborough, Massachusetts Geosciences Medieval/Renaissance Studies
Shannon Mesuk Coyne
South Portland, Maine Economics
Allison Elizabeth Crank Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania Architecture
Eleanor Alice Crummé Corvallis, Oregon Economics
Daisy Elizabeth Cuellar
Los Angeles, California Political Science
Jamie Elizabeth Cumby
Washington, District of Columbia Philosophy
Rancho Palos Verdes, California Biological Sciences South Asia Studies
Leslie Cendy Diaz
West Hartford, Connecticut Biological Chemistry
Amanda Rae Curtis
Anne McFall Diehl
Katherine E.J. Cushing
Vidya Dindiyal
Kansas City, Missouri Mathematics Danvers, Massachusetts History
Jessica Elan Chung
Hong Kong SAR, China Economics Computer Science
Tania Dhawan
Weston, Massachusetts Psychology Richmond Hill, New York Political Science
Sarah V. Ditmars Aisha Dad
Billerica, Massachusetts Classical Civilization Comparative Literature
Galen T. Danskin
Quaker Hill, Connecticut English
Alexandra Cree Davis
Glens Falls, New York History
Alison Kelly Davis
Glen Ellyn, Illinois Psychology
Amanda Bergette Davis
Indian Trail, North Carolina Religion Political Science
New Milford, New Jersey Studio Art
Elizabeth Stanton Dixon
Essex, Connecticut Peace and Justice Studies
Diana Fay Dizoglio
Wellesley, Massachusetts Psychology Spanish
Miranda Dobbs
Somerville, Massachusetts Computer Science
Kathleen Maura Doherty
Lexington, Massachusetts Political Science
Victoria Evelyn Doherty Munro Hudson, Massachusetts English
Rachel Emma Delano
Alexandra Natalia Domínguez
Angelina Marie Del Balzo
Kathryn Anne Donovan
Wallingford, Pennsylvania Women’s and Gender Studies Portland, Oregon English Italian Studies
Tess Germaine DeLean
Marthasville, Missouri Economics
Adriana Francesca DelGizzi Springfield, Virginia Peace and Justice Studies
Jin Lan Deng
Genoa, Nevada Economics
Tehsina Fatemah Devji Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Chemistry
Lexington, Massachusetts Middle Eastern Studies Wellesley, Massachusetts Chemistry
Alethea Hensley Dopart
Washington, District of Columbia International Relations – Political Science
Sarah Elizabeth Dowst
Weare, New Hampshire Political Science
Siri Kyle Du Pont-Hurley
Dorchester, Massachusetts History
Lily Shin-Li Duh
Flushing, New York Chemistry
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Deborah Frances Dunsmore Rockville, Maryland History American Studies
Dana Estelle Dutton
Anacortes, Washington International Relations – History
Kara Lauren Feilich
Lynbrook, New York Biological Sciences
Hillary Anne Fenton
Longmeadow, Massachusetts Political Science English
Lana Leila Dweik
Kathryn Elise Fessler
Katherine Elizabeth Dyer
Korina Skye Figueroa
Edem Jennifer Adzo Sena Dzubey
Sarah Burke Fiori
Weston, Massachusetts Mathematics Ellisville, Missouri Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences Yonkers, New York Economics Africana Studies
Kailua, Hawaii French
West Islip, New York Computer Science Boston, Massachusetts Art History Cinema and Media Studies
Emily Elizabeth Firgens Kimberly Anne Eaton
Shepherdstown, West Virginia Biological Sciences
MaChérie Elise Edwards
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Media Arts and Sciences
Rayhan Hassan El-Alami
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Neuroscience
Rose Emlein
Providence, Rhode Island French English
Victoria Isabel Errickson Miami, Florida History Spanish
Jennifer Errington
Darien, Connecticut Economics
Nora Kathleen Stack Evans Oakton, Virginia Economics
Alexandra M. Ewing
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Political Science
Amanda Jane Faulkner
Cohasset, Massachusetts Environmental Studies
Theresa H. Fazio
Burlington, Massachusetts Economics
Madison, Wisconsin Political Science
Elizabeth Elise Flanagan Alna, Maine Environmental Studies
Mayte Forte
Hialeah, Florida Psychology
Yaffa S. Fredrick
West Orange, New Jersey Political Science Cinema and Media Studies
Willa Claire Ellison Freedman Falls Church, Virginia Physics
Alexandra Danielle French Nashville, Tennessee Classical Civilization Environmental Studies
Susanna Ruth French
Needham, Massachusetts Medieval/Renaissance Studies
Kathryn Olivia Frett Hallowell, Maine Political Science French
Caroline Elaine Fuller
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Spanish Art History
Halae Maria Fuller
Katonah, New York International Relations – Political Science French Cultural Studies
Eleanor Anne Fulvio
Media, Pennsylvania French Middle Eastern Studies
Cinthia M. Funes
Hialeah, Florida Neuroscience
Danielle Ashley Gaglini
Wayland, Massachusetts Environmental Studies
Christine Michelle Galatis Wayland, Massachusetts Psychology
Kate Ashton Gallagher
Weston, Florida Women’s and Gender Studies
Patricia Kathleen Gansert South Salem, New York Psychology
Dailienis Garcia
Hermitage, Tennessee Political Science
Megan Elizabeth Garratt-Reed Tenants Harbor, Maine Art History
Athena Alice Mae Gee
Garden City, New York Political Science
Mihaela Vladimirova Georgieva Ruse, Bulgaria Economics Political Science
Alena Ruth Gerlek
Anchorage, Alaska Biological Sciences
Graciela Katarina Gonzales Alexandria, Virginia Sociology
Danielle Leigh Good Katy, Texas Anthropology
Christina Gossmann
Oberursel, Germany Economics Psychology
Kimberly Natalie Goyzueta Dávalos
Newington, Connecticut Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences
Rebecca Sharon Graber
Silver Spring, Maryland Computer Science Mathematics
Elaine Jessica Greenberg
San Francisco, California Neuroscience
Samantha Christine Grossmith
Princeton Junction, New Jersey Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences
Laura Elizabeth Gruberg New York, New York Sociology
Weixia Guo
Solon, Ohio Biological Sciences
Xiaoyue Mona Guo
Surrey, British Columbia, Canada Neuroscience
Jaya Gupta
Belmont, Massachusetts International Relations – Political Science
Melissa Bernard-Giger
Geneva, Switzerland Economics Cinema and Media Studies
Satomi Ginoza
Bangkok, Thailand Economics
Ivelyna Nikolaeva Gishin
Wellesley, Massachusetts Architecture
Susan Elizabeth Goldman Elmira, New York Economics
Stephanie Janet Gomez Spring Hill, Florida Spanish American Studies
Adan Haj-Yehia
Sharon, Massachusetts Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences
Melissa F. Haley
Hanson, Massachusetts Psychology Art History
Margaret Hall
Diamond Bar, California Philosophy
Sydney Lee Hamilton
Somerville, Massachusetts Computer Science
Leah Elizabeth Hamilton French Cambridge, Massachusetts Anthropology
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Annelise Lee Han
Jennifer Elysia Holland
PaFoua Hang
Rosa Sung Ok Hong
Abigail Grace Hansen
Chelsea Margaret Hoover
Cupertino, California Economics Blain, Minnesota Economics East Hanover, New Jersey Art History
Bethesda, Maryland Political Science
Waltham, Massachusetts Political Science Fairport, New York Computer Science
Abbey Lyn Hargreaves
Caryn Elizabeth Howell
Ashley Conant Harmon
Bingjie Hu
Alexandra Brooke Hayes
Jia Hu
Byfield, Massachusetts Political Science Boston, Massachusetts History
Duxbury, Massachusetts English
Elizabeth Steele Hays Roswell, Georgia Psychology
Lina R. Heitmann
Tarrytown, New York Comparative Literature French
Megan Elizabeth Barton Henry
Mansfield Center, Connecticut History Sociology
Yoon-Young Heo
Seoul, South Korea Chemistry
Nathalie Herman
San Francisco, California Economics French
Dorothy Marie Hernandez Alhambra, California Sociology
Livermore, Maine Political Science
Plymouth, Minnesota Media Arts and Sciences Beijing, People’s Republic of China Economics
Jinhe Hu
Lisle, Illinois Political Science
Angela Weilan Huang Flushing, New York Studio Art
Christina Ann Huang
Ann Arbor, Michigan Biological Sciences
Elizabeth Catherine Hubertz Fort Wayne, Indiana Political Science
Dora Ming Hui
Boston, Massachusetts Psychology American Studies
Sarah Ann Hyde
Flint, Michigan Chemistry
Nicole Christen Herrera
San Francisco, California Latin American Studies
Lindsey Anne Hildebrand Reading, Massachusetts Psychology
Sydney Nicole Hodge
Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada English
Perry Estabrooke Olson Hodgkins New Providence, New Jersey International Relations – Political Science
Sua Im
Richmond, California Neuroscience
Cataia Ling Ives
Crawfordville, Florida Environmental Studies
Catherine Jaramillo
New York, New York Psychology
Ayoung Jeon
Salina, Kansas Political Science
Shan Jiang
Hillsborough, New Jersey Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences
Bum Joo Jin
Seoul, South Korea Economics
Lilliann Hayat Johnson-Moffet Minneapolis, Minnesota English
Holly Elizabeth Jones
Duxbury, Massachusetts Biological Sciences
Nia Shaunte Jones Houston, Texas Neuroscience
Taylor Kathleen Jones Tulsa, Oklahoma Economics
Annick-Marie Syverson Ulness Jordan
Los Angeles, California Peace and Justice Studies
Erika Alice Jordan Bada, Texas English
Katherine Elizabeth Judd Brunswick, Maine Latin American Studies Political Science
Grace Jieun Jung
Palo Alto, California Biological Sciences
Galina Pavlovna Ionkin Ashford, Connecticut Russian
Sharel Itzkovich
Brooklyn, New York Economics Political Science
Amelia Leandra Ayrelan Iuvino Tonawanda, New York Sociology
Joséphine Mbombo Kabambi Sioux Falls, South Dakota Biological Chemistry Peace and Justice Studies
Audrey Elizabeth Kao
North Potomac, Maryland Computer Science
Molly Beth Kasper
Nahant, Massachusetts Sociology
Yasmin Iman Kassam
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Neuroscience Peace and Justice Studies
Emily Lauren Katz
Belle Harbor, New York Art History
Hannah Alicia Keck
San Diego, California English Art History
Kiersten Leigh Kelley
Southold, New York Sociology
Hannah Fellows Kenary
Worcester, Massachusetts Spanish
Erika Jean Kettleson
Westfield, New Jersey Art History
Sooyeon Kho
Seoul, South Korea Psychology Environmental Studies
Catherine Haerim Kim Arcadia, California Chemistry
Elaine Rhee Kim
Orange, California Biological Sciences
Emily Lauren Kim
The Woodlands, Texas International Relations – History
Eun Kim
Seoul, South Korea Art History
Hyesung Kim
Seoul, South Korea Political Science
Hyun Ah Kim
Seoul, South Korea English
Janice Daheun Kim
Seoul, South Korea International Relations – Political Science
Jean Kim
Thiensville, Wisconsin Spanish
Joanne Kim
Manhasset, New York English and Creative Writing
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Min Kyoung Kim
Jakarta, Indonesia Psychology Japanese Language and Literature
Olivia Ellen Burke Kingsley Portland, Oregon English
Hanna Koo
Oakland Gardens, New York Economics Japanese Language and Literature
Sarah Elizabeth Koopman Carmel, Indiana Neuroscience
Elizabeth Diane Krainchich
Wolfeboro, New Hampshire Biological Sciences
Jennie Dana Krasker
Newton, Massachusetts Psychology
Samantha Lauren Kulok New York, New York Sociology
Katharine Elizabeth Larson
Jayne Lew
Kristina Marie Macias
Stephanie Sin-Ying Lau
Lehui Liang
Nohemi Maciel
Sienna Rose Laughton
Jessica Liao
Brianna Laurie MacLeod
Davis, California Physics
Derby, Connecticut Chemistry Anchorage, Alaska Neuroscience
Teresa Nguyen Le
Dallas, Texas Anthropology Peace and Justice Studies
Ashley Lauren Lee
Soo Young Lim
La Palma, California Sociology Arcadia, California Art History Middle Eastern Studies
Ka Yiu Alice Kwan
Heather Drean Lee
Warren, New Jersey Biological Sciences
Nicole Francesca Labbee
Florence, Massachusetts Art History
Pui Man Rosalind Lai
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Neuroscience
Alicja Emma Christabel Lam Hong Kong SAR, China Philosophy
Leandra Thelma Lisa Lambert Brooklyn, New York Classical Civilization Political Science
Ellen Jessica Lapuck
Sharon, Massachusetts Middle Eastern Studies
Marlborough, New Hampshire Economics
Jennifer Jungha Lim
Christine HeeJung Lee
Caroline S. Kwon
Samar Lillian Tucker Lichtenstein
Alice Jeehye Lee
Lexington, Massachusetts Neuroscience
Allison Lindsay Kwan
Palo Alto, California Chemistry
Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China Biological Sciences
Elizabeth Christine Lillard
Catherine Lee
Menlo Park, California Economics
Singapore, Singapore Economics
Marie Zimmerman LeClair
Alexandra Marie Kurland Highland Park, Illinois Music
Natick, Massachusetts Biological Sciences
LaGrangeville, New York Physics Chatsworth, California Political Science Redondo Beach, California French Cinema and Media Studies
Ann Arbor, Michigan Geosciences Sunnyvale, California Economics New York, New York English
Kelly Lin
Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China Economics
Chuyang Liu
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada International Relations – Economics
Alice Ping Lo
Diamond Bar, California Economics
Hyelin Lee
Carla Marisa Lopez
Jennifer Lee
Gabriela Isabel López
Lakebay, Washington American Studies Palisades Park, New Jersey Economics
Linda Lee
Sungnam-si, Kyeonggido, South Korea History
Chicago, Illinois Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences Irvine, California Latin American Studies Political Science
Katherine Lu
Bayside, New York Economics
Yeaseul Lee
Clare Katherine Lugli
Chayva Lindsay Lehrman
Catherine Lui
Wellesley, Massachusetts Japanese Language and Literature Los Altos, California Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences Middle Eastern Studies
Avon Lake, Ohio English
Arcadia, California Computer Science
San Lorenzo, California Women’s and Gender Studies Henrietta, New York Chemistry
Taysir Gamal Mahmoud Quincy, Massachusetts Psychology
Julia Rachel Malacoff
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Art History
Salma Tarek Mallah
Teaneck, New Jersey Peace and Justice Studies
Rebecka Haley Marcucci Granville, Ohio Economics
Morgen Batti Louise Maroney Omaha, Nebraska Women’s and Gender Studies Economics
Laura Elizabeth Marrin
Bristol, Rhode Island International Relations – Political Science
Natalie Hui Matthews Salem, Oregon Neuroscience
Mary Elizabeth Mattia
South Spicewood, Texas Political Science Spanish
Rachel Kaelberer Mattson Memphis, Tennessee Political Science
Alexandra Earlie Maxwell Bakersfield, California History
Maya Nichelle Mazul
Milwaukee, Wisconsin Anthropology English and Creative Writing
Anna Simone Masao McCarthy Williamsville, New York Spanish
Aonya Daree McCruiston
Anna Sophia Lessios
Panama City, Panama English Psychology
Galveston, Texas Spanish
Pierce Ann MacConaghy Sonoma, California Political Science
Spanaway, Washington Political Science
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Khyrstyn Rhyannon McGarry Nixa, Missouri Spanish Sociology
Erica Hawkins McGinnis
Cambridge, Massachusetts History
Caitlin Rose McGlynn
Rockville Centre, New York Environmental Studies French
Lauren Elizabeth McGraw Lee’s Summit, Missouri East Asian Studies Economics
Alison Justine McKenna
Rochester, New York Media Arts and Sciences
P. Lucy McVeigh
Phoenix, Maryland Music
Gloria Jane Medina Bronx, New York Philosophy
Kimberly Kimiko Medlock Lexington, Massachusetts East Asian Studies
Nooreen Amina Meghani
Bethlehem, Connecticut Geosciences
Alison Leigh Mehan
Stamford, Connecticut Psychology
Kelly Ann Mennemeier
Sacramento, California English Psychology
Morgan Kathryn Merrick Grand Island, Nebraska Economics
Hayley Caswell Merrill
Waterford, Connecticut English and Creative Writing
Louisa Catherine Meury
Claremont, California International Relations – History
Lindsey Louise Migliore Allen Park, Michigan Neuroscience
Christine Mary Frances Miller East Lansing, Michigan Biological Sciences
Elizabeth Erin Miller Boulder, Colorado American Studies
Taylor Lauren Dahlgren Miller Cumming, Georgia Political Science
Briana Elizabeth Murphy Eau Claire, Wisconsin Political Science
Sang-Hee Min
Lakeway, Texas Neuroscience
Sara Minkara
Hingham, Massachusetts Economics Mathematics
Sonia Shalini Misra
Shaker Heights, Ohio Cinema and Media Studies
Holley Chambers Mitchell Chatham, Massachusetts Psychology
Stefania Rumenova Mitova Sofia, Bulgaria Architecture
Alexandra Maria Mitukiewicz Winchester, Massachusetts Economics
Tama Mizuno
Northport, New York Economics Japanese Language and Literature
Sarah Renee Mohtes-Chan Davis, California Psychology
Rosalie Victoria Montenigro Goshen, New York English
Kristin K. Moore
Lakewood, Ohio History
Glenna Reed Moran
Studio City, California French English
Elizabeth Lyles Morgan Miami, Florida Political Science
Maysa Mourad
Tripoli, Lebanon Peace and Justice Studies
Weiya Mu
Daly City, California Chemistry
Rana Zoe Mungin
Brooklyn, New York Psychology
Mitchellville, Maryland English
Deirdre Eileen Offenheiser Erica Kay Ohara Namigai Versoix, Switzerland Biological Sciences
Caroline B. H. Narby
Getzville, New York Women’s and Gender Studies
Sarika Narula
Tenafly, New Jersey English
Stephanie Newton
Newton, Massachusetts Neuroscience
Nhât Phu’o’ng Vū Ngô
Hanoi, Vietnam Astrophysics Japanese Language and Literature ~
Carlisle, Massachusetts Political Science
deCourcy Cathlyn O’Grady Oakton, Virginia Psychology
Alexandra Ley Olivier
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Computer Science
Estelle Suezanne Olson
Wellesley, Massachusetts Peace and Justice Studies
Krista Leigh Olson
Champaign, Illinois Psychology
Maria Anne Onaindia Kimberly, Idaho Economics
Giao Linh Thi Nguyê n
Azzara Laure Oston
Lucia Nhamo
Adriane Gerndt Otopalik
San Francisco, California Economics Japanese Language and Literature Harare, Zimbabwe Studio Art
New York, New York French Biological Sciences Mankato, Minnesota Neuroscience
Victoria Amy Nichols
Concord, New Hampshire Psychology
Caila Marie Nikitas
Lancaster, Massachusetts Biological Sciences
Ayla Marie Nolen
Tucson, Arizona Neuroscience
Katherine Elizabeth Nunes Chicago, Illinois Political Science Italian Studies
Saba Mariam Morshed
Toronto, Ontario, Canada Economics Political Science
Boafoa Offei-Darko
Simi Oberoi
Orinda, California Political Science Art History
Sarah Nicole Oddie
Alameda, California Political Science Medieval/Renaissance Studies
Katherine Elizabeth O’Donnell Dobbs Ferry, New York Psychology
Karena Pauline Paleologo
High Bridge, New Jersey Biological Sciences
Melody Min-Dee Pao
Boston, Massachusetts French
Ashley Marie Paquin
Cumberland, Rhode Island English
Elizabeth Suh-Young Park
Kyungki-Do, South Korea Psychology English
Jane Jungeun Park
Cupertino, California Biological Sciences
Jinny Grace Park
Gig Harbor, Washington Women’s and Gender Studies
So Hyun Park
Gwacheon-si, South Korea Economics
Subin Park
Johannesburg, South Africa Mathematics
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Sarah A. Parmelee
Catherine Elizabeth Poon
Jane Caroline Rieck
Laura Jeanne Ryan
Aditi Gautam Patel
Chuen Yuk Jenny Poon
Betsy Riley
Serena Baddour Ryan
Shelburne, Vermont Women’s and Gender Studies Mumbai, India Political Science
Anjali Meena V. Patel
Houston, Texas International Relations – Economics
Ranit Sala Patel
West Hartford, Connecticut Economics Political Science
Katherine Greer Pawlowski Lexington, Massachusetts Psychology French Cultural Studies
Victoria Peng
Diamond Bar, California Political Science
Leslye D. Penticoff
Moscow, Idaho Environmental Studies
Maya Christine Perez
Dallas, Texas Political Science Latin American Studies
McLean, Virginia Women’s and Gender Studies Staten Island, New York Economics Mathematics
Carolyn Ruth Posner Vienna, Virginia History
Anna Rosina Prendella
Bernardsville, New Jersey Political Science
Madeleine Rena Prenner Brooklyn, New York Mathematics
Julia Marie Probert
Holden, Massachusetts Psychology
Alexis Marie Puccetti
Burlingame, California Anthropology
Tiffany H. Pyen
Woodbury, New York International Relations – Political Science French
Stephanie Gissel Perez
Panorama City, California Cinema and Media Studies
Emily Anne Peterson Paoli, Pennsylvania French
Katharine Amber Philbrick Salem, Oregon Geosciences
Darah D. Phillip
Bronx, New York East Asian Studies
Samantha Catherine Pillion Nantucket, Massachusetts Psychology
Caroline Rose Pires
Carlisle, Pennsylvania Neuroscience
Megan Vaill Plante
South Easton, Massachusetts Biological Chemistry
Emily Ruth Plotkin Corvallis, Oregon Philosophy
Miriam Elizabeth Pofcher Brattleboro, Vermont Spanish
Jana Wei Qiao
Lexington, Massachusetts Biological Chemistry
Salisbury, Maryland Mathematics Poteau, Oklahoma Psychology
Mountain View, California Geosciences
Lisa Camille Ray
Medford, Massachusetts English
Kimberly Laurel Reed
Boothbay Harbor, Maine Geosciences
Nicola Rentschler
Acton, Massachusetts Russian Area Studies
Susan W. Rhee
Syosset, New York French Psychology
Alexa Christina Rice Chicago, Illinois Art History
Harvard, Massachusetts Environmental Studies
Ariana Marie Rizzitano
Middlefield, Massachusetts Media Arts and Sciences
Briana Margaret Roberge
Bow, New Hampshire Peace and Justice Studies
Kelly Rachel Rodigas
New York, New York Russian Area Studies
Alyssa Estelle Rojas
Youngstown, Ohio Psychology
Julia Craig Romano
East Rockaway, New York Middle Eastern Studies
Xintong Rong
Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China Economics
Caroline Elizabeth Rose
Center Moriches, New York Architecture
Ikhlas Suad Saleem Decatur, Georgia Religion
Helen Patricia Salem
Springfield, Massachusetts Latin American Studies
Shrutika Sankar
Ridgefield, Connecticut Economics
Ramya Saraswathi
Redmond, Washington Spanish Economics
Samantha Esther Sass
Cambridge, Massachusetts American Studies
Kelsey Rhea Savage
Lexington, Massachusetts Political Science Philosophy
Michelle Gabrielle Rosin
Mary-Reid Savoca
Julia Morrow Ross
Sarina Ariel Sawyer
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Political Science Dallas, Pennsylvania Neuroscience
Cyndhia Gabrielle Ramatchandirane
Los Altos, California American Studies
Rachel Ann Roston
Los Altos, California Biological Sciences
Natasha Madeleine Anne Roule McLean, Virginia Medieval/Renaissance Studies
Marguerite Ashford Rowe Birmingham, Alabama Russian Area Studies Political Science
Elizabeth Kells Rowen
Santa Cruz, California Biological Sciences
Victoria Marie Royal
Attleboro, Massachusetts English
Ali Rucker
Novato, California Music
Framingham, Massachusetts Economics Wilmette, Illinois Spanish Environmental Studies
Katherine A. Scafuri
Boston, Massachusetts Architecture French Cultural Studies
Elizabeth C. Schaaf
Galveston, Texas Economics Cinema and Media Studies
Rebecca Anne Schachter Rochester, New York English
Grace Catherine Schatz
Weare, New Hampshire Economics
Bracha Y. Schindler
Newton, Massachusetts Environmental Studies
Suzannah Beth Schindler Fairfield, Iowa East Asian Studies
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Amelia Elizabeth Huff Schladow Davis, California Architecture
Ellyn McAllister Schmidt Florence, Massachusetts Psychology
Caitlin Nicole Schneider Dallas, Texas Neuroscience
Susan Victoria Schwartz
Bloomfield Village, Michigan Economics
Casi Nicole Schwisow
Bellevue, Washington Art History
Emily Catherine Scofield Stratford, Connecticut Economics French
Kirsten Elisabeth Scott
Dover, Massachusetts Music
Sally Solberg Scudder
Delafield, Wisconsin Political Science
Vivian Azucena Secaida
Miami, Florida Political Science Peace and Justice Studies
Naomi Khemraj Sedani
Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania Biological Chemistry
Casey Swig Sedlack
Eagle, Idaho Environmental Studies
Stephanie Kum-Yin See La Jolla, California Biological Chemistry
Nita Seng
Long Beach, California American Studies
Angele Tristen Seriki
Columbia, Maryland American Studies
Jennifer Parke Sesler Erie, Pennsylvania Biological Sciences
Sarah Raouf Shaer
Dubai, United Arab Emirates Studio Art
Ylanna Marielle Shaffer
Searingtown, New York Classical Civilization
Jayni A. Shah
Mumbai, India Political Science English
Diamond Janese Sharp
Oak Park, Illinois Peace and Justice Studies
Claire Shea
Essex Junction, Vermont Anthropology Spanish
Kathleen Margaret Sheahon Kansas City, Missouri French
Marken Kathleen Shedd
Barrington, Rhode Island Neuroscience
Jacqueline Karen Shen
Calgary, Alberta, Canada Biological Chemistry
Allison Leah Shenoy
Westport, Connecticut Economics
Julia Kay Shew
Lawrence, Kansas Economics French
Tiffany Huang Shi
Beijing, People’s Republic of China Architecture
Lorraine Sohee Shim
Seoul, South Korea Media Arts and Sciences
Jiwon Helen Shin
San Diego, California Health and Society
Kristin Shiue
Tustin, California Economics
Kimberley Frances Mariko Shonborn Larchmont, New York Physics Religion
Yomay Shyur
Sunnyvale, California Physics
Sarah Alexandra Siegel Tampa, Florida Psychology
Catherine Tayloe Simes
Tokyo, Japan International Relations – Political Science
Katie Elizabeth Slezas
Saosan Hussaini Suhrawardy
Christina Dayle Smith
Rayann Pauline Suite
Maryn Nichole Smith
Caroline Sun
Lowell, Massachusetts English Saint Croix, Virgin Islands Spanish Idaho Falls, Idaho Economics
Ruth Ann Cecilia Smith Panama, Panama Biological Sciences Political Science
Burlington, Massachusetts Biological Chemistry
East Hartford, Connecticut Political Science Sacramento, California Economics Media Arts and Sciences
Christina Heeyoung Sun Lisle, Illinois Neuroscience
Lisa Rachel Snider
Claire Celeste Suttles
Katelin Anne Snow
Andrea Szasz
Potomac, Maryland Sociology Miami, Florida Mathematics
Candice Joy Snowden
Wellesley, Massachusetts Women’s and Gender Studies Elmhurst, New Jersey International Relations – Economics
Pembroke Pines, Florida East Asian Studies
Rachel Bergen Snyderman Princeton, New Jersey Economics Latin American Studies
Roxanne Maria Solis Phoenix, Arizona Psychology Spanish
Kristina Jama Sowah
Newtown, Pennsylvania Africana Studies
Rachel Emma Spaulding
Stamford, Connecticut Art History Cinema and Media Studies
Sara Amelia Spinella
Little Falls, New Jersey Biological Chemistry
Katherine Victoria Stamm Shaker Heights, Ohio Classical Civilization
Laura Ann Stevens
Lexington, Kentucky Geosciences
Phoebe Caldwell Stockman Princeton, New Jersey Latin American Studies
Fanny Tang
Elmhurst, New York Environmental Chemistry
Jessica Ruoping Tang
Hacienda Heights, California Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences
Kyi-Sin Lin Than
Rockville, Maryland Psychology
Elizabeth Gilbert Thayer
Lancaster, Pennsylvania Biological Sciences
Eliza Jessamine Tibbits Old Town, Maine Architecture
Katherine Isabel Tierney
Etna, New Hampshire Women’s and Gender Studies Psychology
Caitlin M. Toole
West Point, New York History Political Science
Hannah Millicent Townsend
Framingham, Massachusetts English French Cultural Studies
Cleo M. Stoughton
Megan Jo Townsend
Diana Rose Stroud
Emily Leland Tramont
Manhattan, Kansas Neuroscience Winchester, Massachusetts Political Science
Saline, Michigan Biological Sciences
Coral Gables, Florida Art History
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Christina Thuyen Tran San Jose, California Biological Sciences
Dannie Tran
Lowell, Massachusetts Women’s and Gender Studies Peace and Justice Studies
Margaret Nickel Van Cleve Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania History Spanish
Skylar Beatrice Vanderbilt-Smith Staten Island, New York Economics
Jo Deems Treitman
Victoria Audrey Voight
Amy Jo Trimble
Linh Hue Vu
Lexington, Massachusetts Neuroscience Arlington, Massachusetts English
Windham, Vermont Political Science Hanoi, Vietnam Economics
Kelly Truong
Sunnyvale, California English
Karen Ka Yan Tse
Hong Kong SAR, China Economics
Lily Tsoi
Maspeth, New York Neuroscience
Connie Tung
Forest Hills, New York Political Science
Sarah Katharine Turrin
Haddonfield, New Jersey Political Science Women’s and Gender Studies
Dobbs Ferry, New York Women’s and Gender Studies
Jessica Elaine Underwood Macon, Georgia Political Science
Erika Uyterhoeven
Wayland, Massachusetts Economics
Anagha Vaidhyanathan
Cupertino, California Economics
Consuelo Esmeralda Valdes Miami, Florida Media Arts and Sciences
Katherine Alice Van Adzin
Winchester, Massachusetts Political Science German Language and Literature
Kiley Midgett Workman
Shu-Yen Julie Wei
Emma Frances Seibert Wright
Alicia Claire West
Catherine Wu
Pittsford, New York English and Creative Writing Farmingdale, Maine American Studies Kennewick, Washington Mathematics
Flannery Anthea Wheeler Springfield, Illinois English
Clara Steeves Wilder Houston, Texas Geosciences
Julia Diane Wagner
Michaela Sarah Wilkes Klein
Victoria Elizabeth Keery Walker-Sperling
Megan Rose Willett
Granville, Ohio Biological Sciences
Stillwater, Minnesota Art History English
Sara Yolanda Waltuck
Alexandra Edith Williams
Naperville, Illinois Economics Mathematics
New York, New York English
Christine T. Wang
Freehold, New Jersey East Asian Studies
Shuona Wang Zosia Cecile Ulatowski
Rachel Clare Guthrie Wegman
Omaha, Nebraska Architecture Economics
Yu-Chieh Wang
Beverly Hills, California Economics
Lee Ann Watson
Worcester, Massachusetts Medieval/Renaissance Studies
Christyl Noel Watters
Albuquerque, New Mexico Psychology Theatre Studies
Chevy Chase, Maryland French Political Science
River Forest, Illinois English
Elizabeth Allison Williams Clarksville, Maryland French English Waterville, Maine English Spanish
Kaylyn Elise Williamson Loveland, Ohio Biological Chemistry
Lianne Wilson
Red Hook, New York Peace and Justice Studies
Rebecca Temkin Winslow Denver, Colorado South Asia Studies
Margaret Susie Won
Calais Ann D. Weber
Elaine Lin Wong
Madeline Rose Weeks
Hannah Elizabeth Dobmeyer Woodruff
Akron, Ohio Biological Sciences Anthropology
Los Altos, California Spanish Economics
Bethesda, Maryland Art History Bellaire, Texas Political Science Economics
Helen Wu
Montebello, California Economics Computer Science
Mengxi Wu
Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China Mathematics Economics
Amanda R. Wyatt
Akron, Ohio Peace and Justice Studies
Korrinne H. Xavier
Dedham, Massachusetts Sociology
Yakun Marianne Xu Stafford, Texas French
Jami-Lin Laurine Williams
Morgan Lindsay Watts
Falls Church, Virginia Sociology
Rockledge, Florida French
Pikesville, Maryland Economics Saratoga, California Architecture
Longmeadow, Massachusetts History Economics
Tanya Yajnik
Plano, Texas Biological Sciences
Rae Xiao Yan
Belmont, Massachusetts Chinese Language and Literature English
Hannah Eunjin Yang
Paramus, New Jersey Economics
Myra Yang
Bellaire, Texas Biological Sciences
Hatice Gizem Yayla As, Norway Chemistry
Constance Mari Yee
Danville, California Political Science
Donna Yee
Newton, Massachusetts Computer Science
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Lara Nicole Koerner Yeo
Fan Zhang
Joanna Yim
Kexin Zhang
Toronto, Ontario, Canada Political Science La Crescenta, California Political Science
Chang Yu
Chapel Hill, North Carolina History
Jennifer Hung-yin Yu
Leominster, Massachusetts East Asian Studies Psychology
Sarah Batul Zaidi
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia International Relations – History
Caitlin Claire Zakrzewski
West Milford, New Jersey Psychology
Ariana Zarate
Temecula, California Psychology
Serena BeiBei Zhan
Plymouth, Minnesota Economics Mathematics
Annie Anzhuo Zhang
Union City, California Economics Architecture
Chao Zhang
Zhong Shan, People’s Republic of China Mathematics
Sugar Land, Texas English Paoli, Pennsylvania Political Science Cinema and Media Studies
Shu Zhang
Lincoln, Nebraska Art History Medieval/Renaissance Studies
Vanessa Han Zhang
Fujian, People’s Republic of China Mathematics Economics
Jacinda WeiXin Zhong
Rockville, Maryland Women’s and Gender Studies French
Lily Yaoqing Zhou
Beijing, People’s Republic of China Economics
Mary Catherine Gleason Zipprich New York, New York American Studies Political Science
Deeba Lea Zivari
Roslyn Heights, New York Comparative Literature
Tamar Yonat Bracha Zmora Saint Paul, Minnesota English Studio Art
This program is not an official Commencement list. It includes students whose degrees are pending based on completion of requirements. The College’s official registry for conferral is the student’s permanent academic record kept by the Office of the Wellesley College Registrar, Wellesley, Massachusetts 02481.
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durant scholars • summa cum laude Kara Lauren Feilich Yaffa S. Fredrick Susan Elizabeth Goldman Rebecca Sharon Graber Xiaoyue Mona Guo
Jennie Dana Krasker Ka Yiu Alice Kwan Pui Man Rosalind Lai Lehui Liang Nhât Phu’ o’ng Vū Ngô
Jane Caroline Rieck Natasha Madeleine Anne Roule Serena Baddour Ryan Ellyn McAllister Schmidt Claire Shea
Rachel Emma Spaulding Linh Hue Vu Mengxi Wu Lily Yaoqing Zhou
Natalie Hui Matthews Khyrstyn Rhyannon McGarry Kelly Ann Mennemeier Stefania Rumenova Mitova Alexandra Maria Mitukiewicz Weiya Mu Lucia Nhamo Melody Min-Dee Pao Leslye D. Penticoff Katharine Amber Philbrick Rachel Ann Roston Bracha Y. Schindler Kathleen Margaret Sheahon Yomay Shyur Katie Elizabeth Slezas Katelin Anne Snow
Sara Amelia Spinella Christina Heeyoung Sun Claire Celeste Suttles Katherine Isabel Tierney Megan Jo Townsend Sarah Katharine Turrin Christyl Noel Watters Madeline Rose Weeks Flannery Anthea Wheeler Michaela Sarah Wilkes Klein Jami-Lin Laurine Williams Yakun Marianne Xu Tanya Yajnik Rae Xiao Yan Sarah Batul Zaidi Vanessa Han Zhang
Olivia Ellen Burke Kingsley Caroline S. Kwon Alice Jeehye Lee Hyelin Lee Jennifer Lee Linda Lee Jennifer Jungha Lim Chuyang Liu Clare Katherine Lugli Erica Hawkins McGinnis Alison Justine McKenna Kimberly Kimiko Medlock Alison Leigh Mehan Taylor Lauren Dahlgren Miller Sara Minkara Stephanie Newton Adriane Gerndt Otopalik Ashley Marie Paquin So Hyun Park
Aditi Gautam Patel Samantha Catherine Pillion Caroline Rose Pires Emily Ruth Plotkin Carolyn Ruth Posner Kelly Rachel Rodigas Michelle Gabrielle Rosin Julia Morrow Ross Samantha Esther Sass Suzannah Beth Schindler Emily Catherine Scofield Jayni A. Shah Allison Leah Shenoy Lorraine Sohee Shim Kristin Shiue Rachel Bergen Snyderman Laura Ann Stevens Cleo M. Stoughton Diana Rose Stroud
durant scholars • magna cum laude Jahanara Ahmad Adina Badea Danielle Ring Boudrow Toby Chaiken Debbie Jean Chen Siwen Chen Yu Chen Laura Elizabeth Chilson Soohyun Cho Allison Elizabeth Crank Megan Cunniff Aisha Dad Galen T. Danskin Tess Germaine DeLean Rose Emlein Christina Gossmann
Weixia Guo Ashley Conant Harmon Lina R. Heitmann Nathalie Herman Sydney Nicole Hodge Jinhe Hu Hannah Alicia Keck Sooyeon Kho Hyun Ah Kim Joanne Kim Min Kyoung Kim Stephanie Sin-Ying Lau Teresa Nguyen Le Ashley Lauren Lee Catherine Lee Laura Elizabeth Marrin
wellesley college scholars • cum laude Farah Z. Ahmed Kristin Karin Arden Lauren Stephanie Baker Briana Kylie Molly Bierman Elizabeth Ashmead Bryant Rebecca Libbin Cannon Hannah Zoe Catzen Emily Chan Jing Chen Rhea Choi Joy Alexandra Clarke Kimberley Anne Corwin Jamie Elizabeth Cumby Amanda Rae Curtis Alexandra Cree Davis Angelina Marie Del Balzo Tehsina Fatemah Devji Anne McFall Diehl Victoria Evelyn Doherty Munro
Kathleen Maura Doherty Alethea Hensley Dopart Amanda Jane Faulkner Sarah Burke Fiori Halae Maria Fuller Eleanor Anne Fulvio Stephanie Janet Gomez Samantha Christine Grossmith Melissa F. Haley Leah Elizabeth Hamilton French Abigail Grace Hansen Megan Elizabeth Barton Henry Nicole Christen Herrera Jennifer Elysia Holland Angela Weilan Huang Amelia Leandra Ayrelan Iuvino Bum Joo Jin Grace Jieun Jung Jean Kim
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Fanny Tang Elizabeth Gilbert Thayer Hannah Millicent Townsend Zosia Cecile Ulatowski Anagha Vaidhyanathan
Victoria Elizabeth Keery Walker-Sperling Shuona Wang Lee Ann Watson Megan Rose Willett
Kaylyn Elise Williamson Rebecca Temkin Winslow Hannah Elizabeth Dobmeyer Woodruff Catherine Wu
Amanda R. Wyatt Hannah Eunjin Yang Hatice Gizem Yayla Lara Nicole Koerner Yeo Kexin Zhang
Ashley Conant Harmon Lina R. Heitmann Nathalie Herman Sydney Nicole Hodge Sooyeon Kho Hyun Ah Kim Joanne Kim Jennie Dana Krasker Ka Yiu Alice Kwan Pui Man Rosalind Lai Stephanie Sin-Ying Lau Alice Jeehye Lee Ashley Lauren Lee Catherine Lee Lehui Liang Natalie Hui Matthews Khyrstyn Rhyannon McGarry Kelly Ann Mennemeier
Alexandra Maria Mitukiewicz Nhât Phu’o’ng Vū Ngô Lucia Nhamo Melody Min-Dee Pao Leslye D. Penticoff Jane Caroline Rieck Rachel Ann Roston Natasha Madeleine Anne Roule Serena Baddour Ryan Samantha Esther Sass Bracha Y. Schindler Ellyn McAllister Schmidt Claire Shea Kathleen Margaret Sheahon Allison Leah Shenoy Yomay Shyur Katelin Anne Snow Rachel Emma Spaulding
Sara Amelia Spinella Laura Ann Stevens Christina Heeyoung Sun Katherine Isabel Tierney Megan Jo Townsend Linh Hue Vu Christyl Noel Watters Madeline Rose Weeks Flannery Anthea Wheeler Jami-Lin Laurine Williams Mengxi Wu Tanya Yajnik Rae Xiao Yan Sarah Batul Zaidi Vanessa Han Zhang Lily Yaoqing Zhou
phi beta kappa Jahanara Ahmad Adina Badea Danielle Ring Boudrow Toby Chaiken Debbie Jean Chen Siwen Chen Laura Elizabeth Chilson Aisha Dad Galen T. Danskin Tess Germaine DeLean Rose Emlein Kara Lauren Feilich Yaffa S. Fredrick Susan Elizabeth Goldman Christina Gossmann Rebecca Sharon Graber Weixia Guo Xiaoyue Mona Guo
students nominated for membership in sigma xi Maria Victoria Arevalo Abrenica Dara Sumiyo Azuma Adina Badea Eleanor Beryl Byler Rhea Choi Jessica Elan Chung Kimberley Anne Corwin Amanda Rae Curtis Tehsina Fatemah Devji Tania Dhawan Lily Shin-Li Duh Kara Lauren Feilich Rebecca Sharon Graber Samantha Christine Grossmith Weixia Guo Melissa F. Haley
Yoon-Young Heo Chelsea Margaret Hoover Bingjie Hu Sarah Elizabeth Koopman Ka Yiu Alice Kwan Caroline S. Kwon Pui Man Rosalind Lai Katharine Elizabeth Larson Stephanie Sin-Ying Lau Catherine Lee Catherine Lui Brianna Laurie MacLeod Nooreen Maghani Natalie Hui Matthews Weiya Mu Erica Kay Ohara Namigai
Alexandra Ley Olivier Krista Leigh Olson Adriane Gerndt Otopalik Katharine Amber Philbrick Madeleine Rena Prenner Jana Wei Qiao Cyndhia Gabrielle Ramatchandirane Jane Caroline Rieck Julia Morrow Ross Rachel Ann Roston Serena Baddour Ryan Bracha Y. Schindler Ellyn McAllister Schmidt Stephanie Kum-Yin See Yomay Shyur
Sara Amelia Spinella Laura Ann Stevens Cleo M. Stoughton Christina Heeyoung Sun Katherine Isabel Tierney Christina Thuyen Tran Lily Tsoi Linh Hue Vu Victoria Elizabeth Keery Walker-Sperling Kaylyn Elise Williamson Tanya Yajnik Hatice Gizem Yayla
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honors in the major Farah Z. Ahmed English
Yaffa S. Fredrick Political Science
Brianna Laurie MacLeod Chemistry
Claire Shea Anthropology
Hilary Marie Allen Peace and Justice Studies
Susan Elizabeth Goldman Economics
Natalie Hui Matthews Neuroscience
Jiwon Helen Shin Health and Society
Kristin Karin Arden Anthropology
Stephanie Janet Gomez American Studies
Khyrstyn Rhyannon McGarry Sociology
Yomay Shyur Physics
Adina Badea Chemistry
Danielle Leigh Good Anthropology
Erica Hawkins McGinnis History
Ruth Ann Cecilia Smith Political Science
Sarina Khalid Bajwa Peace and Justice Studies
Rebecca Sharon Graber Computer Science
Sara Minkara Economics
Rachel Bergen Snyderman Latin American Studies
Lauren Stephanie Baker Economics
Weixia Guo Biological Sciences
Weiya Mu Chemistry
Sara Ameila Spinella Biological Chemistry
Michele Helen Bornstein History
Melissa F. Haley Psychology
Erica Kay Ohara Namigai Biological Sciences
Laura Ann Stevens Geosciences
Rebecca Libbin Cannon Economics
Megan Elizabeth Barton Henry Sociology
Lucia Nhamo Studio Art
Cleo M. Stoughton Neuroscience
Hannah Zoe Catzen Peace and Justice Studies
Nathalie Herman Economics
Alexandra Ley Olivier Computer Science
Christina Heeyoung Sun Neuroscience
Toby Chaiken Economics
Angela Weilan Huang Studio Art
Adriane Gerndt Otopalik Neuroscience
Katherine Isabel Tierney Psychology
Emily Chan Political Science
Galina Pavlovna Ionkin Russian
Melody Min-Dee Pao French
Hannah Millicent Townsend English
Siwen Chen Economics
Amelia Leandra Ayrelan Iuvino Sociology
Aditi Gautam Patel Political Science
Lily Tsoi Neuroscience
Margaret Takondwa Tafadzwa Chidothe Economics
Annick-Marie Syverson Ulness Jordan Peace and Justice Studies
Leslye D. Penticoff Environmental Studies
Margaret Nickel Van Cleve Spanish
Rhea Choi Biological Chemistry
Joséphine Mbombo Kabambi Peace and Justice Studies
Madeleine Rena Prenner Mathematics
Victoria Elizabeth Keery Walker-Sperling Biological Sciences
Allison Elizabeth Crank Architecture
Yasmin Iman Kassam Peace and Justice Studies
Jamie Elizabeth Cumby Philosophy
Olivia Ellen Burke Kingsley English
Megan Cunniff English
Sarah Elizabeth Koopman Neuroscience
Amanda Rae Curtis Mathematics
Alexandra Marie Kurland Music
Aisha Dad Comparative Literature
Caroline S. Kwon Biological Sciences
Galen T. Danskin English
Pui Man Rosalind Lai Neuroscience
Angelina Marie Del Balzo English
Teresa Nguyen Le Anthropology
Tess Germain DeLean Economics
Alice Jeehye Lee Sociology
Tehsina Fatemah Devji Chemistry
Ashley Lauren Lee Art History
Kara Lauren Feilich Biological Sciences
Catherine Lee Physics
Jane Caroline Rieck Mathematics Rachel Ann Roston Biological Sciences Natasha Madeleine Anne Roule Medieval/Renaissance Studies Ali Rucker Music Ikhlas Suad Saleem Religion Bracha Y. Schindler Environmental Studies Ellyn McAllister Schmidt Psychology Emily Catherine Scofield Economics Vivian Azucena Secaida Peace and Justice Studies Sarah Raouf Shaer Studio Art
Madeline Rose Weeks Spanish Flannery Anthea Wheeler English Jami-Lin Laurine Williams Spanish Kaylyn Elise Williamson Biological Chemistry Rebecca Temkin Winslow South Asia Studies Catherine Wu Economics Rae Xiao Yan English Hatice Gizem Yayla Chemistry Sarah Batul Zaidi International Relations – History Lily Yaoqing Zhou Economics
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senior prizes The Academy of American Poets
Megan Cunniff Hayley Caswell Merrill The Ann Bamford Adams ’76 Religion Prize
Amanda Bergette Davis Ikhlas Suad Saleem The Judith Adams ’75 Prize for Premedical Students
Pui Man Rosalind Lai
The Jean V. Crawford Prize in Chemistry
The A. Arthur Gottlieb, M.D. Endowed Memorial Prize
The Mary C. Lyons Prize for Writing
Ka Yiu Alice Kwan Sara Amelia Spinella
Kaylyn Elise Williamson
Elizabeth Catherine Hubertz Christina Gossmann
The Davenport Peformance Prize for Acting
Christyl Noel Watters The Johanna Mankiewicz Davis Prize for Prose Fiction
Megan Rose Willett Joanne Kim
The Lucy Branch Allen Prize
Rachel Ann Roston
The Kathryn Davis Prize in Russian Area Studies
The Alpha Kappa Delta Award for Distinction in Sociology
Nicola Rentschler
Amelia Leandra Ayrelan Iuvino
The Deborah W. Diehl Prize for Distinction in History
The Adelaide Niles Belyea Prize in Botany
Carolyn Ruth Posner Linda Lee
Caroline S. Kwon The Billings Performance Award in Music
Ali Rucker Kirsten Elisabeth Scott The Billings Prize in Music
Hannah Zoe Catzen
The Marjory Stoneman Douglas Prize for Environmental Activism
Leslye D. Penticoff The John Charles Duncan Prize in Astronomy
Eleanor Beryl Byler The Ella Smith Elbert ’88 Prize
The Michel Grimaud Award for Excellence in the Translation of French
Melody Min-Dee Pao Eleanor Anne Fulvio The Jorge Guillen Prize in Spanish Studies
Anna Simone Masao McCarthy The Martha Davenport Heard Prize in Mathematics
Rebecca Sharon Graber Mengxi Wu Amanda Rae Curtis The Hubel Thesis Prize
Sarah Elizabeth Koopman Christina Heeyoung Sun The Hypercube Prize in Chemistry
Stephanie Sin-Ying Lau The Jacqueline Award in English Composition
Galen T. Danskin The Japanese Essay Prize
The Ralph H. Bollard Prize for Distinction in American History
Amanda R. Wyatt
Alexandra Cree Davis
The Erasmus Essay Prize in History
The Ralph H. Bollard Essay Prize in American History
Kristin Karin Arden
The Klein Prize in Neuroscience in Memory of Louise Edwards
Erica Hawkins McGinnis
The Fiske Prize in Biology
Adriane Gerndt Otopalik Lily Tsoi
The Natalie Bolton Faculty Prize in Economics
Victoria Elizabeth Keery Walker-Sperling
Catherine Wu Lehui Liang Grace Catherine Schatz Emily Catherine Scofield Tess Germaine DeLean
The Phyllis J. Fleming Prize for Distinction in Physics
The Natalie Bolton Student Prize in Economics
The French House Award in Cultural Studies
Margaret Takondwa Tafadzwa Chidothe
Kathleen Margaret Sheahon
The Maria Luisa Bombal Prize in Spanish
Hannah Fellows Kenary The Cervantes Prize in Spanish
Jami-Lin Laurine Williams The Right Honorable Ann Clwyd, M.P. Prize in Human Rights
Vivian Azucena Secaida
Catherine Lee Yomay Shyur Nhât Phu’o’ng Vū Ngô
The Friends of Art Prize for Excellence in Studio Art
Lucia Nhamo The Camilla Chandler Frost Prize in Environmental Studies
Serena Baddour Ryan Bracha Y. Schindler
Yeaseul Lee Carolyn Ruth Posner
The Doctor Leila C. Knox Prize in Biology
Christina Heeyoung Sun The Germaine Lafeuille Prize in French
Melody Min-Dee Pao The Hubert Weldon Lamb Prize
P. Lucy McVeigh The Joseph Lambie Prize in Economic History
Lily Yaoqing Zhou The Lingos Prize in the Life Sciences
Rhea Choi Erica Kay Ohara Namigai
The Katharine Malone Scholar
Ka Yiu Alice Kwan The Barnette Miller Foundation Prize in Writing
Laura Elizabeth Marrin Rebecca Temkin Winslow Yaffa S. Fredrick Pierce Ann MacConaghy The Barnette Miller Foundation Prize in History
Carolyn Ruth Posner The Barnette Miller Prize for Distinction in International Relations–History
Sarah Batul Zaidi The Gabriela Mistral Prize in Spanish
Madeline Rose Weeks The Multicultural Achievement Award
Diamond Janese Sharp Perry Estabrooke Olson Hodgkins The Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Award
Maya Christine Perez The Mary White Peterson Prize in Biological Sciences
Kara Lauren Feilich The Plogsterth Award in Art History
Rachel Emma Spaulding The Pushkin Prize
Anne Christine Burke The Charlotte Paul Reese ’38 Memorial Prize for Creativity in Writing
Rana Zoe Mungin The Eliza Newkirk Rogers Prize for Architecture
Allison Elizabeth Crank The Elizabeth Robinson ’78 Prize
Angelina Marie Del Balzo Katherine Elizabeth Nunes
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The Justina Ruiz-De-Conde Prize
Claire Shea The Allene Lummis Russell Prize in Neuroscience
Pui Man Rosalind Lai Cleo M. Stoughton The Jane Harris Schneider ’54 Prize for Sculpture
Allison Elizabeth Crank
Laura Sperazi Memorial Award for Service
The Wall Street Journal Achievement Award
The Oprah Winfrey Award for Volunteerism
Angelina Marie Del Balzo
Susan Elizabeth Goldman Rachel Bergen Snyderman
Danielle Leigh Good
The Lewis Atterbury Stimson Prize in Mathematics
Jane Caroline Rieck
The Margaret E. Ward Prize in Women’s and Gender Studies
The Three Generations Prize for Writing in the Social Sciences
Sarah Katharine Turrin Danielle Ring Boudrow
Megan Elizabeth Barton Henry
The Eleanor Webster Prize
The Florence Annette Wing Prize in English
Hyun Ah Kim The Mary Ann Youngren Memorial Award for Critical Reading
Hatice Gizem Yayla
Megan Cunniff Flannery Anthea Wheeler
Kara Lauren Feilich ’11 for graduate study in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Natasha Madeleine Anne Roule ’11 for graduate study in Historical Musicology
Xiaoyue Mona Guo ’11 for graduate study in Medicine and Business
Christina Heeyoung Sun ’11 for graduate study in Medicine
Alexandra Ley Olivier
Amanda R. Wyatt
trustee scholars Seniors who have demonstrated exceptional distinction and are candidates for graduate study.
the pamela daniels ’59 fellowship The Pamela Daniels ’59 Fellowship enables a senior to carry out a project that taps the imagination as well as the intellect, a project that she might not otherwise be able to accomplish.
the anna and samuel pinanski prize for excellence in teaching The Pinanski Teaching Prize is awarded annually to members of the Wellesley College faculty to honor fine teaching. The Prize may be awarded to as many as three members of the faculty each year, preferably one in each of the College’s three academic areas: humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. The Prize recognizes a particular strength, some style or method or course, or some other describable event that has been especially successful. The community does not know the names of the recipients until they are announced at Commencement.
2010 Pinanski Teaching Prize Recipients Connie Bauman Associate Professor of the Practice of Sports Medicine Daniel Brabander Associate Professor of Geosciences Paul Fisher Assistant Professor of American Studies
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the sara teasdale award in poetry The Sara Teasdale Award in Poetry is awarded by Wellesley College every other year to a poet from the United States.
Rosanna Warren Distinguished poet, author of four collections of poetry, winner of the Lamont Poetry Prize, professor of comparative literature at Boston University.
the jerome a. schiff fellowships The Jerome A. Schiff Fellowships are intended to support the academic, professional, and personal development of exceptionally talented young persons through programs of undergraduate research. Farah Z. Ahmed English
Yaffa S. Fredrick Political Science
Claire Shea Anthropology
Hatice Gizem Yayla Chemistry
Adina Badea Chemistry
Pui Man Rosalind Lai Neuroscience
Yomay Shyur Physics
Lily Yaoqing Zhou Economics
Siwen Chen Economics
Lucia Nhamo Studio Art
Christina Heeyoung Sun Neuroscience
Kara Lauren Feilich Biological Sciences
Ellyn McAllister Schmidt Psychology
Jami-Lin Laurine Williams Spanish
alumnae achievement award The Alumnae Achievement Award is the highest honor given by the Wellesley College Alumnae Association to alumnae for excellence and distinction in their fields of endeavor. The annual award was first presented in 1970.
Marilyn Crandall Jones ’70 Physician, Geneticist, Healer of Children
Reena Raggi ’73 Courageous Jurist, Generous Teacher
Sarah Milledge Nelson ’53 Archaeologist, Scholar, Feminist
Susan Wunsch Rice ’67 Socially Conscious Banker, Arts Advocate
prizes awarded to wellesley college alumnae THE SUSAN LEE CAMPBELL MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR GRADUATE STUDY IN THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS
Da Eun “Dana” Im ’10
PEGGY HOWARD Prize IN ECONOMICS
Tamary Jane McGavock ’08 Marisol Trowbridge ’05 Kelima Yakupova ’09
retirements Betsy Wood Knapp ’64 Trustee, 1996–2011
Ellen Gill Miller ’73 Trustee, 1994–1997 and 1999–2011
Norton Reamer Trustee, 2003–2010
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graduate fellowships and scholarships awarded by wellesley college to seniors ANNE LOUISE BARRETT FELLOWSHIP
SUSAN RAPPAPORT KNAFEL ’52 SCHOLARSHIP FOR FOREIGN STUDY
Natasha Madeleine Anne Roule, B.A., Wellesley College, 2011. Historical Musicology
Ruth Anne Cecelia Smith, B.A., Wellesley College, 2011. Development Studies
RUTH INGERSOLL GOLDMARK FELLOWSHIP
SUSAN RAPPAPORT KNAFEL ’52 TRAVELING FELLOWSHIP
Rae Xiao Yan, B.A., Wellesley College, 2011. English Literature
Christina Gossmann, B.A., Wellesley College, 2011. No running water but Internet? The importance of media, low and high technologies for development in informal settlements
HORTON-HALLOWELL FELLOWSHIP
Bracha Y. Schindler, B.A., Wellesley College, 2011. Ecology/ Environmental Science JACQUELINE KRIEGER KLEIN ’53 FELLOWSHIP IN JEWISH STUDIES
Michaela Sarah Wilkes Klein, B.A., Wellesley College, 2011. Jewish Studies Susan Victoria Schwartz, B.A., Wellesley College, 2011. Jewish Studies Lisa Rachel Snider, B.A., Wellesley College, 2011. Jewish Studies
SARAH PERRY WOOD MEDICAL FELLOWSHIP
Xiaoyue Mona Guo, B.A., Wellesley College, 2011. Medicine and Business FANNY BULLOCK WORKMAN FELLOWSHIP
Kara Lauren Feilich, B.A., Wellesley College, 2011. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
graduate fellowships awarded by wellesley college to alumnae MARGARET FREEMAN BOWERS FELLOWSHIP
MARY MCEWEN SCHIMKE SCHOLARSHIP
Marisol Trowbridge, B.A., Wellesley College, 2005. Public Policy and International Development
Emily Anne Hillhouse, B.A., Wellesley College, 2000. History
EUGENE L. COX FELLOWSHIP
Meghan Loretta Sullivan, B.A., Wellesley College, 2008. Public Policy
Tiffany Peterson Rechsteiner, B.A., Wellesley College, 2008. History PROFESSOR ELIZABETH F. FISHER FELLOWSHIP
Andreea Cojocaru, B.A., Wellesley College, 2007. Architecture and Studio Art HORTON-HALLOWELL FELLOWSHIP
Katherine Rebecca Broad, B.A., Wellesley College, 2006. English Danya Laura Goodman, B.A., Wellesley College, 2004. Clinical Psychology/Creative Writing Magdalena Naydekova, B.A., Wellesley College, 2008. Architecture
VIDA DUTTON SCUDDER FELLOWSHIP
M.A. CARTLAND SHACKFORD MEDICAL FELLOWSHIP
Ashmita Banerjee, B.A., Wellesley College, 2008. Medicine Hoi See Tsao, B.A., Wellesley College, 2009. Medicine HARRIETT A. SHAW FELLOWSHIP
Cindy Kang, B.A., Wellesley College, 2002. Art History MARY ELVIRA STEVENS TRAVELING FELLOWSHIP
Ailin Naomi Conant, B.A., Wellesley College, 2004. Working with ex-fighters and artists worldwide to create theatre around the experience of being a soldier
Tamary Jane McGavock, B.A., Wellesley College, 2008. Economics
Christine Miriam Grant, B.A., Wellesley College, 2006. Experiencing and exploring European bicycle policy, infrastructure, and culture
Marisol Trowbridge, B.A., Wellesley College, 2005. Public Policy and International Development
Megan Tucker Orringer, B.A., Wellesley College, 2004. Writing, short fiction in England
Kelima Yakupova, B.A., Wellesley College, 2009. International Economics
Avantika Jaidev Rao, B.A., Wellesley College, 1998. Exploring mass labor migration, forced labor, and the applicability of Gandhian conflict resolution principles in progressive organizing in Eastern Europe, South America, and India
PEGGY HOWARD FELLOWSHIP IN ECONOMICS
EDNA V. MOFFETT FELLOWSHIP
Emily Catherine Ammerman, B.A., Wellesley College, 2008. Speech Language Pathology Kaylan Michelle Stevenson, B.A., Wellesley College, 2009. Colonial American History ALICE FREEMAN PALMER FELLOWSHIP
Monica Calderon Colunga, B.A., Wellesley College, 2010. International Relations KATHRYN CONWAY PREYER FELLOWSHIP
Catherine Stilwell Arnold, B.A., Wellesley College, 2010. Early Modern British History
Stacie Raucci, B.A., Wellesley College, 1997. Researching the topography of ancient Rome MARIA OPASNOV TYLER ’52 SCHOLARSHIP
Malina Elisa Dumas, B.A., Wellesley College, 2010. Russian and East European Studies
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academic regalia The Commencement Procession is one of the few remaining occasions for which the faculty of American colleges and universities still wear formal regalia. Participants in Wellesley’s Commencement Procession this morning reflect the colors, chevrons, velvets, and wools of diverse degrees earned here and abroad. Perhaps the most readily identified of American regalia is the crimson robe bedecked with three black velvet stripes on the sleeve, denoting the doctoral degree of Harvard University. Although most American universities observe the traditional black robe, distinguishing among levels of education by the cut of the robe and the colors on the hood trim, Harvard is one of a number of institutions permitting colored robes (others include Yale, Brown, Boston, and Johns Hopkins Universities). Those in the audience today will observe, among others, a burgundy robe with blue satin panels and a hood, which signifies Southampton University. Another colorful robe, this time bright red with royal blue sleeves, will be seen on a doctor of Political Science from Oxford University. The hood, also red, identifies the university, while the blue silk interior denotes the academic field. The wearer of this robe has lightly suggested that rather than bearing any medieval significance, the red of the robe might be the result of some London tailor’s having been in possession of a surplus yardage of red wool. The master of Philosophy robe from Oxford University, known as the gimp gown, has black lace embroidery along the sleeves and a blue and white hood. Most gowns reflect degrees earned in the United States and are prescribed by the American Council of Education; the present form was adopted in 1932 and revised in 1959.
According to this form, observed by most members of the Wellesley College faculty as degree recipients from American universities, the bachelor’s gown is plain with long pointed sleeves. The master’s gown is slightly fuller in cut and has long oblong sleeves open at the wrist with an arc cut in the front. The doctor’s gown is still fuller with bell-shaped sleeves. It is faced down the front with black velvet and has three bars of black velvet on the sleeve, although the velvet and bars may be in the color representing the bearer’s academic field, as in the British system. Hoods are the most distinctive part of the American academic dress. The exterior of the hood is black; its length is three feet for the bachelor’s degree, three and one-half feet for the master’s degree, and four feet for the doctor’s degree. Hoods are lined with the official colors of the college or university conferring the degree, and the trimming is velvet, reflecting the color of the bearer’s academic field. For all academic purposes, including trimming of the doctor’s gown and edging of hoods, the color indicating the Fields of Learning are: Art, Letters, Humanities—White; Economics—Copper; Education— Light Blue; Fine Arts—Brown; Music—Pink; Philosophy— Dark Blue; Physical Education—Sage Green; Science—Golden Yellow; Theology—Scarlet.
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“Not to be ministered unto, but to minister.”